Motor-vehicle



W. GREER.

MOOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION man Nov. s, 1919'.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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parra-n sraras WILLIE C11-REER, OF OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS., Y

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specification of Letters Patent. *Y atented Ang. 351, ln.

Application ineav November e, 191e; serial no. 336,134..

To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, l/ViLLIE GREER, a citizen of the United States,yresiding at Osceola, in the county of Mississippi, State of Arkansas,have invented a new anduseful Motor-Vehicle; andi I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to vmake and use the same.k

The present invention relates to a motor vehicle, and has for itsobjectto provide a device of this character kwhich embodies novelfeatures of construction whereby the wheels, engine and other parts of amotorcycle can be used in combination with a buggy body in theconstruction of av fourwheeled vehicle.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of thischaracter which embodies novel features of construction.

whereby shocks and jars will be effectively absorbed and an easy ridingvehicle provided.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in theappended claims. For a full understanding of theinvention, reference is to be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, in

which p Figure 1 is a side elevationof a vehicle constructed 1naccordance withy the invenrear cross bar and the adjacent rear wheelfork.

indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of theinvention, the

numeral 1 designates the main frame upon which the body 2 and engine 3are mounted,

the engine being shown as located at the the conventional connection 13Corresponding and like parts are re-l ferred to in the followingdescription and.

front ofthe frame and under a{ hoodwhich is provided with a gasolenetank 1 and an oil 'reservoir 5. The front `axle 6 is provided at itsends with the usual spindles 7 which are pivotally connected thereto at8, the front wheels9 being mountedv upon the saidy spindles. Thesespindles-areprovided vwith the rearwardly lextending armsy 10 which areconnected by a'transverse rodf11 so that. bothy ofthe spindlesinustturnin unison, and one of the spindlesis'provided with theusual steeringarm 12 which has Y with asteering wheel 111.` Y f The rear wheels 15 arepositioned within upright forks 16 and applied to a rear axle l of whichthe ends extend through the 1 arms of therespective forks. A cross bar1? connects the rearforks 16 and has a yieldable engagement therewith.Each end ,of the cross bar is provided with a pair of guides 19 whichslidably engage the inner side of the respective'fork 16, and a spring2O is interposed between the upper guide and an abutment2l on the fork,said springs being compressed ,by the weight of the vehicle bodywhich`is supported by the cross bar. A pair of longitudinally extendingVbarsf22 rest on vthe cross bar. 18` and the forward ends thereof.converge at 22a and are secured at 23 to the front aXl'elG, while therear ends thereof are connected by an end bar 2li.` Rear springs 25 areinterposed between :this end bar 241 and the rear end of the frame .1,while the. front springs 26 are interposed between the forward ends ofthe longitudinal bars22 and the front of the mainV frame 1,V therebyproviding a yieldable mounting for the latter.

The rearaxle 17 'has the -two chain and 95 sprocket connections 27 to acountershaft 28 which is journaled uponV themain frame 1. Thecountershaftfhas a chain and `sprocket connection 29 with adriven shaft30 ofa' conventional transmission kgearing 31. The 10G driving shaft 32of this transmission gearing isshown as having a chainl and sprocketconnection 33 with the engine 3, thereby providing for transmittingpower at different speeds fromvthe engine to the rear wheels 105 15. Thetwo-sets of rear springs 2O and25 will cooperate with each other toabsorb the shocks and jars-in a most effective manner and provide aneasy riding vehicle.

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Having thus described the invention, what )lo ters Patent, is

l. A motor driven vehicle including upright forks, wheels journaledwithin the I claim as new and desireto secure by Let- Vforks, a crossbar connecting the forksV and thereof abutments on the forks s )ringsinterposed between the abutments and the cross bar, and a main framesupported upon Y the cross bar.V

'8. A motor vehicle including a pairof upright forks, wheels `journaledwithin the forks a cross bar connectinff the forks and' .7 23 providedat each end with a pair of spaced guides slidably engaging the innerlarm of the vrespective fork, Y abutments npon the forks, cushioningsprings interposed be- 4. A motor' vehicle including a ,pair oflYupright forks, an axle connecting the forks and extending through thearms thereof, wheels. appliedY to the 'axles and arranged withintheforks, a cross bar connecting the forks'and provided at the ends thereofwith guide members slidably engaging 4the inner arms of the respectiveforks, abutments on the forks, springs interposedbetween the abutment-sand thekguide members, a main frame supported fromV the Cross bar, and

and the cross bar. Y Y

In testimony Vwhereof I have signed my name to: this speeilicationiinther presence of two subscribing'witnesses.

VILLIE GREER.

springs interposedbetween the mainframe VWitnesses: g Y NICK BRANCH, L.G. CLEERE.

